Known as a leader in the industry, Access is on the forefront of leveraging technology. The company provides an enhanced customer experience by offering a streamlined, accurate, user-friendly process to drive the greatest
value for the customer.

Awards

Access' smart, calculated growth has garnered recognition as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation. In 2012, the company was ranked nineteenth on the GeorgiaTrend Fast 40 list, and in 2010, President and CEO, Michael McMenamin, was named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year. Additionally, Access has been ranked six times on the prestigious Inc. 500|5000 listing.

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Dan Lazarek

Access Insurance Holdings Inc.

Since joining Access Insurance Holdings Inc. as chief financial officer in 1999, Dan Lazarek has provided the insurance company with his knowledge of data mining, metric development and tracking that he gained from the telecommunications industry.

Successfully applying his knowledge to the insurance environment, Lazarek helped Access average an annual growth of 15 percent during the past 11 years.

Responsible for accounting, treasury, financial planning and operations, Lazarek oversees the financial arm of Access’ 20 insurance-related subsidiaries, made up of 13 managing general agencies, three claims management companies, and an actuarial and finance company.

Just within the financial planning arm, Lazarek supervises a multiyear financial forecast in which 80-plus models are recalculated monthly to forecast state details, gross margin, compensations, general and administrative expenses, cash flow and reinsurance accounting reconciliation. Lazarek then discusses further examination with Access’ CEO. This continual process allows the company to quickly respond to favorable trends as well as those that may have a negative impact on business.

By providing metric and analytical support to Access’ departments, including working with the sales team, Lazarek plays an important role in helping improve processes and results through metric development, performance benchmarks and reporting.

Through his use of technology and operational organization, Lazarek has contributed to the increase of Access’ policies in force, or those that have not been canceled or expired, from 6,613 in 2005 to more than 300,000 in 2010.

“It has been challenging to manage and strategically plan Access’ growth in a tough banking and credit environment,” Lazarek said. “Discipline, metrics and the ability to attract, hire and retain great people has been the key to success.”